http://www.job-hunt.org/job-search-news/2008/11/10/bogus-job-postings/ Keeping Up with the Employment World Wed, 03 Mar 2010 04:21:42 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.job-hunt.org/job-search-news/2008/11/10/bogus-job-postings/comment-page-1/#comment-152 Ann Fri, 12 Jun 2009 23:39:52 +0000 http://www.job-hunt.org/job-search-news/?p=39#comment-152 What about places like School Specialty in Greenville, Wisconsin? They had me jump through hoops for a part time customer service job. I scored 100 percent on a data entry exam, was interviewed by 2 people. Then they sent me a so-called personality test. They said "be careful you don't lie", "lots of people do". One question was: Are you a Conservative or Liberal. Very invasive questions that shouldn't be on an employment exam. (about 190 questions) How about this one? Would you sent your bad food back in a restaurant or shove it to the edge of your plate? Since I would send mine back, that must signal that I couldn't be manipulated. You got it ! What a bunch of crap! This is supposedly a legitimate business. I found out they hired someone 25 years younger than me for this job. They don't want to hire people who are over 50 years old. The perfect resume, the perfect interview, and then you can just hope that the job you're responding to is a real job. Well, as evident in the interviews I've had, even the real jobs are not to be believed. What I recommend to anyone over 50, is to play the Wisconsin Lottery, it's your only chance to make some money. What about places like School Specialty in Greenville, Wisconsin? They had me jump through hoops for a part time customer service job. I scored 100 percent on a data entry exam, was interviewed by 2 people. Then they sent me a so-called personality test. They said “be careful you don’t lie”, “lots of people do”. One question was: Are you a Conservative or Liberal. Very invasive questions that shouldn’t be on an employment exam. (about 190 questions) How about this one? Would you sent your bad food back in a restaurant or shove it to the edge of your plate? Since I would send mine back, that must signal that I couldn’t be manipulated. You got it ! What a bunch of crap! This is supposedly a legitimate business. I found out they hired someone 25 years younger than me for this job. They don’t want to hire people who are over 50 years old. The perfect resume, the perfect interview, and then you can just hope that the job you’re responding to is a real job. Well, as evident in the interviews I’ve had, even the real jobs are not to be believed. What I recommend to anyone over 50, is to play the Wisconsin Lottery, it’s your only chance to make some money.

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